Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Macrobiotic Diet, Fruitarianism

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Noelle Martin

Document Summary

Macrobiotic diet: whole grains, beans, vegetables. Only raw or dried fruit/seeds/nuts low in nutrition. Concerns for malnutrition increases as we descend (vegetarian vegan fruitarian) Health concerns: heart health, weight, cancer. Environmental concerns: large use of resourced in production of meat protein. Personal belief that humans are not meant to consume animal products including meats, poultry, milk, eggs, honey, etc. Fear of food poisoning or mad cow disease . In general, vegetarians maintain a healthier body weight than non-vegetarians. Possibly due to increased fibre and decreased fat. Plant based diets = lower sfa intake than diets that include high fat meats. More mufas and pufas than sfas: nuts/seeds/soybean, leads to better blood liquid profile. Increased phytochemicals to lower cholesterol: vegetables/beans. Variety of colours lead to lower risks of cancer. Correlates between food not chosen and cancer = decrease incidence of cancer (ex. lycopene: lack of red meat and processed meat in diet.